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Shell sells Canadian tar sands project

Tue, 29 May 2012 02:00:48 +0200

Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell has put its Orion tar sands project in the Canadian province of Alberta up for sale. The sale is being handled by Scotia...

Roparun ends in Rotterdam

Tue, 29 May 2012 01:00:46 +0200

The teams taking part in the 21st edition of the Roparun, the annual long-distance relay run from Paris to Rotterdam, crossed the finish line on Monday. A...

Spokesperson Sharia4Holland arrested

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:42 +0200

Amsterdam police on Sunday arrested the spokesperson of the Islamist group Sharia4Holland on charges of making death threats against Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders....

Eurobonds are interest-rate socialism: Germany

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:00:50 +0200

The eurozone bonds proposed by French President Francois Hollande amount to “interest rate socialism” that would saddle Germany with high costs, said Rainer...

Cleaner freed after weekend lift nightmare

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:00:40 +0200

A cleaner from Amsterdam who was trapped for two days in a lift was found and freed on Monday afternoon, police said. The 31-year-old woman was reported as...

Shell to start oil production in Kazakhstan

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:00:52 +0200

Dutch oil giant Shell is one of the members of a consortium which will invest almost one billion dollars in the next stage of oil exploration in Kazakhstan, the energy...

Extra trains to cope with beach traffic

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:00:58 +0200

Dutch railway network NS announced on Monday morning it intended running more trains to the popular coastal resort of Zandvoort as crowds flocked to the seaside to cool off...

Al-Shabab plotting attack in Netherlands

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:45 +0200

A former commander of the Somali Al Qaeda-linked organisation al-Shabab has said that dormant cells in the Netherlands are secretly preparing terrorist attacks....

Calling bluffs in the eurozone crisis

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:10 +0200

In mid-June, Greece will have renewed elections. If opponents of austerity win, a Greek exit from the eurozone seems more likely. The consequences would be fatal for Greece and...

Handling of Amsterdam sharia group criticised

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:47 +0200

Amsterdam VVD councillor, Robert Flos, has criticised the police for the way they dealt with a hate speech on Dam Square on Friday. On local television channel AT5, the...